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Posted by on October 21, 2007, 9:28 am
On Oct 21, 7:58 am, <h> wrote:
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>
> > We have an older house with a BLUE toilet and Tub. We can't get a color
> > matched replacment.
>
> > BUT the toilet tank has a visible hairline crack on the inside at the bolt
> > hole. The toilet itself has a hairline crack on the glaze at the base.
>
> > Is this an "accident waiting to happen? or what?
>
> > EMWTK
>
> Yes. We had an unnoticed hairline crack in the toilet tank in our upstairs
> bathroom, and it decided to spring a leak while we were on vacation.
> Luckily, the cat sitter showed up to feed the cats and noticed that it was
> "raining" out the kitchen windows onto the deck. She shut off the water and
> called us, so the disaster wasn't total. Still, the water had been squirting
> out the crack for about 8-10 hours, and we had to completely gut the
> kitchen. The ceiling had fallen, there was standing water in the toaster and
> stove, the countertops had de-laminated, and the seals in all the windows
> had failed.
>
> I'd replace the toilet TODAY if I were you. Of course, YMMV.
After the fact...it's a good a idea to turn of the water supply or
pump when you leave for extended periods.
If it hasn't leaked...it may be fairly safe. You could dry-out the
tank and put some silicone caulk on the crack.
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